Fans must wait 2 more weeks for guitar guru's broken finger to heal
E! Online Nov 2, 07 2:35 PM CDT
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Die-hard Led Zeppelin fans revving up for the band's first concert in 17 years are going to have to wait just a little bit longer. The London show scheduled for November 26 has been pushed back to December 10 because guitar god Jimmy Page broke one of his hallowed fingers, E! Online reports.
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'05 shooting of innocent mistaken for terrorist endangered public
Guardian (UK) Nov 1, 07 3:59 PM CDT
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London police were found guilty today of fatal misconduct in the 2005 subway killing of an innocent Brazilian. The force will have to pay roughly $1.17 million for breaking safety rules and endangering the public. Officers shot the victim seven times in the head after mistaking him for a terrorist who'd failed to set off a bomb one day earlier.
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King Abdullah
sweeps into London
with 23 advisers
and 400 aides
BBC Oct 31, 07 9:52 AM CDT
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In the first visit of a Saudi king to the UK in 20 years, King Abdullah was treated to a Buckingham Palace banquet last night. His host, Queen Elizabeth, said Britain and Saudi Arabia must fight together against "terrorists who threaten the way of life of our citizens." Abdullah urged British Muslims to be "honest and upright Muslims and worthy British citizens," the BBC reports.
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From Transylvania to the Tower of London, these sites can give you chills
Forbes Oct 30, 07 3:10 PM CDT
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If you want to walk in Dracula's footsteps, hobnob with lake monsters, or bed down with aliens, Forbes recommends these locations: Bran Castle, Brasov, Romania Tower of London, London, England Catacombs, Paris, France
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Giants keep Dolphins winless in rainy Wembley Stadium, 13-10
New York Times Oct 28, 07 10:50 PM CDT
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In typical wet London weather, the NFL put on an equally typical slugfest in its first-ever regular season game played outside North America, with hapless Miami putting up a fight against New York before plummeting to its eighth straight loss. Over 80,000 spectators were mostly enthused by the sloppy play, especially the seven fumbles (three lost) and deep incompletions that characterized the game.
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CNN Oct 27, 07 5:48 PM CDT
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Think you know how to tie on one? You're a piker compared to these historical debauches: Admiral Edward Russell's 17th-century throwdown. His punch had 250 gallons of brandy, 125 gallons of Malaga wine, 1,400 pounds of sugar, 2,500 lemons, 20 gallons of lime juice, and 5 pounds of nutmeg.
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League hopes UK Giants-Dolphins game will be springboard into worldwide market
Times (UK) Oct 26, 07 1:10 AM CDT
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As London and the NFL brace for the weekend's Dolphins-Giants match—the first regular-season game played outside the US in league history—football officials are hoping it will launch the game into a new, more international era. If all goes well, commissioner Roger Goodell plans to make foreign-hosted games a regular event in future seasons.
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But prices for Western art shaky as buyers get credit-crisis jitters
Wall Street Journal Oct 16, 07 9:40 AM CDT
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Could turmoil in the financial world trigger an art market crash? That was the question on everyone's mind in London over the weekend during the Frieze Art Fair and the first major sales at Christie's and Sotheby's since the credit crisis. Though the fairs and auctions had all the energy of past years, prices for Western art were clearly shaky.
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Hopeful meets with three PMs and no shortage of donors
Daily Telegraph (UK) Sep 20, 07 8:47 AM CDT
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Rudy Giuliani left behind the cornfields of Iowa for cosmopolitan London yesterday, where he met with campaign contributors and no fewer than three prime ministers. After a visit to Tony Blair's new offices and to Gordon Brown at No. 10, Giuliani got his most desired photo-op of all, writes the Telegraph : an award and a handshake from Margaret Thatcher.
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Surviving members will reunite to honor Atlantic Records founder
BBC Sep 12, 07 4:11 PM CDT
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The surviving members of Led Zeppelin will reunite in November for a concert to honor late Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun, who signed the group in 1968. The three band members haven't played together since 1988, although rumors of reconciliation have been swirling for several years, and a greatest-hits album is also set for release in November.
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Designers go back to the drawing board for bootylicious Brits
Sun (UK) Sep 10, 07 4:25 PM CDT
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Seats at one of London's new Olympic venues are being widened to accommodate spectators' bulky backsides. Stadium designers warned that the 20,000 seats at the Aquatic Centre wouldn't be able to handle expanding British buttocks, so organizers widened the chairs by 4cm (1.5 inches), the Sun reports. The new specs call for seats 50cm (almost 20 inches) wide.
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Terracotta warriors travel to London for landmark exhibition
Daily Telegraph (UK) Sep 6, 07 12:48 PM CDT
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British papers have been absorbed with stories of Chinese hackers, but another set of Chinese warriors has invaded London: the millennia-old terracotta statues that guard the tomb of Qin Shihuangdi. The Telegraph is presenting a preview of the British Museum's The First Emperor , an exhibition years in the making that has sold record number of advance tickets.
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Photog claims that actor called him a pedophile
Independent (UK) Sep 5, 07 7:58 PM CDT
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London police have slapped the cuffs on Jude Law for allegedly attacking a paparazzo near his home yesterday, the Independent reports. The injured photog claims that Jude called him a pedophile before laying hands on him. “You would expect that sort of thing from a yob, not a Hollywood actor,” the man said afterwards. Law, who denies the charges, was released on bail.
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Tube labor action tangles up entire city
Guardian (UK) Sep 5, 07 11:13 AM CDT
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The union representing London’s Tube workers has called off a threatened 3-day strike after a day of shutdowns that hobbled the city’s transit system, but commuters still face lingering aftershocks. Transit of London, which runs the Underground, and the RMT union say they made sufficient progress yesterday to restart nine of the 12 lines that had been sidelined.
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